Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-09-28
DAKOTA NEWS.

Ill Will Cost TAz,VVV W Kun tus scuVO'o
OF Ergo til year.
---Iu the public schools Of Sioux Falls
there are 7s6 pupils.
The University artesian we'll at Ver-
million, is down 500 feet.
There is talk OF establishing a Metho-
dist co'legs n the Black Hills.
There was a successful exhibit at the
Brown county fair at Ainsworth.
The Forest City Press has st rted out
in the q tn year of its existence.
The Aresian City Dramatic company
played "Ten Nights in Bar-room."
The contract for digging the artesian
well at White Lake has been awarded.
The DeSm4t roller NIL, VIII ch has re-
Gently been improve has started up again.
We'll diggers at Roscoe struck forty
five feet OF water at distance Of 270 feet.
Judge Spencer, OF tue cen'r a Dakot,
district, held term of court at Vermillion.
--Tne commissioners OF Campbtl
county levied tax OF IA mills on dollar
Valuation.
Lincoln county Jail to the penitentiny a
S oux Falls.
The Manitoba is now surveying line
from Pierre 10 ,he Black Hills, follow
the Bad river QUE.
The Granl Forks chamber OF COM
mere, has received President Cleveland's
declinaiion 10 visit that city.
The Northern Pacific extens on from
La Moure 10 Edsetly, adistance of twenty
three miles, has been completed.
1t is said that VIII ri could have had
the presidency of the Northern Pacific at
| the recent election, Tut declined it.
There are now sixty-five organized
schools in Clark coun,y, with 1856 school
children between the ages of Z 7and2l.
M. H. Day has gone east ag lin. II
is reported that be has sold half i'll
terest in a mine in the Black Hills for
| $50, 600.
The Press thinks the outlook is very
encouraging for Forest City to he con-
nected with the outside world before the
snow fle..
"A pelican, the Lill OF whica meas urel
14a inches long, and from tip TO tip OF
wings 81 feet, was iilled at Sand Lake,
near Aberdeen.
| - At Sioux Fal Il compla nj WIS sworn
cut az inst Burr Robbins charging him
| with obstructing the str, cts " th hi tents
aal Wagons. Sioux Falls mGstbo l.rowng
SEEING he II ,ss fyin, from several
said, "What are the flags up for?
and then he added, this Amt in the
Unit d States"
| Grading is bein, done on the Forest
| CITY raiIroa at tie rate of a mile a day.
Where the road is 60 ng or under what
system it is, is not known, lu' there Is
evidently good strong backing behind it.
Mrs. S. b. Warren, bride OF two
weeks, WAS thrown from buggy at Sioux
F.. lis. Both OF her legs we're broken and
she was otherwise injured. She is Mt the
Cataract house in very precarious con-
dition.
The schools at Sioux Fills opened
with less scholars this year than last year.
but the Argus Leader explains and claims
that the enrolment at the end Of the
month will be lrger than the end Of the
same month last year.
Bishop Waller, of north Dakota, has
recently re urned from a visit 10 Standing
1 In bo ufofa nj
the ood given them by the government is
musty. They oppose the Dawes bill and
say they do not want land dealt 10 them IN
severalty, but want to know how much
land they have, and control it as they
see fit.
| The question OF depot grounds in
81 ux Falls for the Duluth railroad, VII oh
caused some delay in the construction oi
that line, has at last been settled. The
citiz ms OF tn at place, who guaranteed the
depot grounds to the company, propose te
have tract on the east side condemned
for that purpose. The land desired is
owned by G. II. Drake, Of 81. Paul. who
wants 800, 200 for it. He will get wha
il is worth now.
Judge Moody says ''Gov. Church is
infl,cting great and unjust cruelty upon the
poor insane wretches Of Dakota by delay
ing the build n9 of the asylum. The loss
OF the entire 50 900 cannot be compared
to the sufferings Of these people. Owing
to his Withholding these appropriations the
insane are lodged in county iaiis, and yor
know that the majority OF these instiiu-
tions are reekino with filth and vermin
poor ventilation, ETC."
The following, taken from Commls-
sioner Sparks annual report, shows in de-
tail he work OF the Dakota land Offices for
the year
Aberdeen-Pre. emptions, 779; acres
!, 1872 $50; amount, $l52,95O. Homes.eads
725; acres. 1l3. 1872. Timber culture, 465
acr' s, r., 927.
Bismarck--Pre- emptions, 227; ceres, 43,
| 3l4; amount, $50. 927. HOmesteads, 439
acres 67,27p. Timber culture, 800; acres,
| IS, ,4O5.
| Dendwood-- Pre- mptions, 45l; acres,
| $3.50; amount. sS6, 745. uomesteads, 1877;
scr 28.48l. Timber culture, 1871; acres,
| 20 43S.
b Wis l. ake--Pre- emptions, SO; acies,
1886; amount, sos, ,946. Homes ends, $40,
acres. So. 496. Timber culture. 366; acres,
| 55.637
2o-Pre-emptioDs, 2l0: acres, 81, ,Oh7;
| snount f48.O79. Homesteais, go; acres,
| ln4,692 Timber culture, 573; acres, 69,-
| IT'S
Grand Forks Pre-e emptions, SIS; ares,
| 79, 1856; amount, % 955. Hoinesteais, CAT;
"cres, lG3, lt7. Timber culture, 1887, acr ..
/ 5S,7l3.
Huron-Pre-emptions, 7s7; acres, 7O7,-
96S; amount, $134,834. Homesteade, 63l;
ceres. 98.774. Timber ulture, 769; acres,
\ l2l.G35.
| M,teheli--Pre-em -emptions, $40; scres, Az
| 74S; amount, $59,6S6. Homestends, 3GS;
| acres. 53,654. Timber culture, 407; acres,
| 63,O70.
Watertown-Pie-em /, 469; acres.